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Saturday, April 16, 2016

I
delight in the days when babies are in the shop. I am a baby nut and
have been my whole life. I am the oldest cousin on both sides of my
family and loved getting new cousins. I even have cousins the same age
as my oldest two sons.

One
of my fondest memories of my childhood is the family baby showers. All
of the ladies in the family would gather to celebrate the new life in
our family. I felt like such a big girl to be included in these
gatherings of the wisdom and support. Often it was the only opportunity
for me to get to know my parents' cousins and my great Aunts. And of
course, I delighted in the crazy shower games and butter mints.

I
treasure the special hand made gifts of crochet blankets, embroidered
burp towels, knit hats that I received as gifts for my babies and the
special hand written notes that accompanied each gift. "Baby Shower
Season" is upon us and I thought I would share with you some of our
ideas for this season.

is fluffy, soft and absorbent, a quick-knit microfiber yarn perfect for
washing, drying, cleaning and more! The ball band includes two patterns -
one for a cleaning mitt and one for a basket weave washcloth. But our
favorite pattern is Squeaky Clean Toddler's Hooded Towel. Lynn loved it so much she knit up a sample in 24 hours. It took every inch of 2 skeins.